Men's Basketball Inks A Pair of Pennsylvanians to National Letters-of-Intent

Head Coach Randy Monroe adds two more Pa. natives to the Retriever roster.

Nov 15, 2011

Baltimore- A pair of
Pennsylvania natives, forward Malik Garner and guard Aaron Morgan,
have signed national letters-of-intent to attend UMBC, head
coach Randy Monroe announced today.

Garner is a 6'5", 195-lb. small forward who hails from
Philadelphia and attends Chestnut Hill Academy. He was the Blue
Devils' leading scorer in both his sophomore and junior seasons and
earned All-Conference honors each season. In 2009-10, Chestnut Hill
was unbeaten, earned the Philadelphia Inter- Academic league title
and Garner received second team all-league recognition. Last
season, he was elevated to the first team, with a scoring average
of 13.5 ppg and a rebounding mark of 8.2 per contest.

"We are very happy to have Malik Garner in our program," Monroe
said. "He is a good athlete who hates to lose. "He could wind up as
the third all-time leading scorer in Chestnut Hill history and we
are looking forward to having him as a Retriever next season."

The 6'0", 165-lb. Morgan is a combo-guard, who earned second
team honors on the Pennsylvania All-State Class AAAA squad for
Council Rock North. The Washington, Pa. native earned First-Team
All- Suburban One National Conference honors in both his sophomore
and junior seasons, leading the Indians to a 62-19 record during
that time. Last season, he led Council Rock to a
school-record 27-3 record and appearances in the District One
finals and PIAA state tournament quarterfinals.

Morgan averaged 14.6, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game last
season and has amassed 803 points In his tenure. He was
awarded the Little Big Man trophy for his play in the 2011 Bucks
County Donofrio Classic All-Star Classic when he scored 23 points
and added six steals in the championship game.

"Aaron is a talented guard who can play the one or the two and
brings Jason Greene-like tenacity," Monroe said. "He can score, can
shoot from distance and is a player that will never give up."

"Malik and Aaron give us a nice one-two punch," Monroe said. "I
feel that they will can be successful at UMBC next year."